CAMBRIAN WAY DAY 2This is by far the hardest section of the 3 day route.
It crosses the Central Welsh Desert, so named due to the pathetic number of animals per hectare the area supports
This is high tussock grass moorland of around 330 metres altitude.
Happily there is a way through using old trackways, as goosestepping through it with a bike is exhausting . The army trained for the Falklands War up here. I remember them yomping around looking utterly shagged out.TrackLogs Digital Mapping2009-08-20T19:02:07Z306.0842044698072007-05-04T19:53:04ZCamping 01974 282216258.3039876753462007-05-04T08:51:06ZHotel 01597 810109338.4313497068362007-05-04T22:55:54ZCamping 01686 440232336.2786485683172007-05-04T22:56:22ZB & B 01686 440697444.0375923542312007-05-04T20:43:35ZIf stream high use road423.1514502316712007-05-04T20:42:39Zover bridge, turn L and back across stream via ford327.4801787585022007-05-04T10:51:13Zturn L BEFORE bridge370.8608082877472007-05-04T11:42:49ZFord [bridge upstream]297.3515598792582007-05-04T09:20:08ZFollow "route E" signs to Claerwen Dam271.1241016369312007-05-04T18:59:40Zturn R into field before farmyard278.6745948549362007-05-04T19:06:29ZB & B eve meal packed lunch 01974282231 marb@btinternet.com589.6829393785452007-05-04T21:45:11ZESGAIR TRACK JUNCTION [turn L]Take the left fork561.2574864765632007-05-04T21:33:50ZBRYN DU TRACK JUNCTIONTurn right433.4375362172722007-05-04T20:46:31ZBRYN DILIW FOREST GATEAfter carefully negotiating the stream [ and again don't attempt it in flood] go through the bridleway gate and climb up the forest track to the forest road where you bear right and keep taking the right fork237.117823544892007-05-04T18:38:04ZR then L up grassy woodside laneRight then left past the old homestead358.7946390351282007-05-04T18:11:57ZL forkTurn left and then pass the house and buildings on your left, uop the old grassy lane and turn left at the top291.0149976313112007-05-04T17:59:55ZR forkGo right212.579947739842007-05-04T17:45:07ZMINERS ARMSReal Ale pub and B&B 4 day stopover
01974 282238397.6261312728752007-05-04T17:15:06ZROAD GATEThe commencement of tarmac, follow it329.6357432743532007-05-04T11:00:12Zturn R in yardTake the right lower track at the farm276.8722142651682007-05-04T08:59:20ZROAD JUNCTIONIf you found the first day of 3 hard or you are doing it in 5 or 6 days you may consider heading straight on to Claerwen dam and missing this particular lump as there are no shops or anything else for that matter till you reach Pontrydygroes [Miners Arms 4 day stop] or the B&Bs near Llangurig[3 day option]
If you're feeling fine then go for it and turn left, it's a top route!263.8563111592082007-05-04T08:04:12ZFollow cycle pathThrough the sculpted gate on your leftCAMBRIAN WAY DAY 2This is by far the hardest section of the 3 day route.
It crosses the Central Welsh Desert, so named due to the pathetic number of animals per hectare the area supports
This is high tussock grass moorland of around 330 metres altitude.
Happily there is a way through using old trackways, as goosestepping through it with a bike is exhausting . The army trained for the Falklands War up here. I remember them yomping around looking utterly shagged 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